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Yoga and Physiotherapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Spinal Cord Injury Patients (Paraplegics)
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/07/014779
Lead Sponsor
Swami Vivekananda Yoga University SVYASA
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

(i) Incomplete SCI patient (American spinal injury Association impairment scale (AIS)C and (AIS)D with injury to the spinal cord from level anywhere between T1 to L5. (ii)Patients admitted to Swami Vivekananda National Institute Rehabilitation, Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Odisha. (iii) Patients of both genders and with the age range of 18-60 years. (iv) Patients who are willing to participate in the study and who are English literate. (v) Have sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury for a minimum of 6 months prior to consent and have completed their primary rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria

(i) Have any contraindications to FES such as a cardiac pacemaker, epilepsy, lower limb fracture or pregnancy. (ii) Are likely to experience clinically significant autonomic dysreflexia and/or orthostatic hypotension in response to electrical stimulation or prolonged upright postures. (iii) Have chronic systemic diseases, e.g., hepatitis C or HIV-AIDS. (iv) Have an existing stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcer according to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel classification. (v) Have had recent major trauma or surgery within the last 6 months. (vi) Have degenerative myelopathy, neoplasm, or congenital spinal cord anomalies.

(vii) Have concomitant medical problems that might have influenced everyday function, such as malignancy, brain injury or mental diseases were excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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